Peru presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez charged with financial crimes
Key takeaways
- Prosecutor calls for leftist candidate to be jailed for five years and four months over false financial disclosures.
- The charges, unsealed on Tuesday, came hours after electoral authorities confirmed Sanchez was on track to advance to the country’s presidential run-off, scheduled for June 7.
- Prosecutors say Sanchez and his brother, William Sanchez, received more than 280,000 Peruvian soles ($81,720) in contributions and membership fees that were never disclosed in the party’s financial filings.
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Prosecutor calls for leftist candidate to be jailed for five years and four months over false financial disclosures.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Left-wing presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez addresses the media in Lima, Peru, on April 30, 2026 [Angela Ponce/ Reuters]By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 13 May 202613 May 2026Peru’s public prosecutor’s office has accused leftist presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez of financial crimes, calling for him to be imprisoned for five years and four months.
The charges, unsealed on Tuesday, came hours after electoral authorities confirmed Sanchez was on track to advance to the country’s presidential run-off, scheduled for June 7.